The laughter is the most beautiful thing that Alex had heard. He can almost feel the joy that is radiating from Michael, matching his own.

"Do you know the best part about all of it, Michael?" He asks it intently, watching him and smiling. "That you're here with me. That's the best part. That you and I are together, and getting married. I love that. It's the very best part," he says, looking at Michael with so much love in his eyes.